Ring, the home security company, has revealed some frightfully fun ways to make your Halloween that little bit scarier.
Using the Ring Video Doorbell Quick Replies feature, you can now choose from a new selection of Halloween-themed automatic responses to greet trick-or-treaters for you – in the voice of Dracula, a witch, a werewolf or the butler of a haunted mansion.
When trick-or-treaters press the doorbell, you can offer them one of the following new terrifying replies for 2022:
- “I’ll be right there to eat…I mean greet you!” (Dracula)
- “Oh dear, it’s not a full moon tonight is it? I’m afraid I’m in a bit of a…[sound of werewolf howl and growl]… hairy situation here. Please leave a message!” (Werewolf)
- “You’ve just awoken the spirits that haunt this house! Hurry and leave a message…before it’s too late.” (Butler)
Returning after popular demand last year is the Witch – one of 2021’s most popular Halloween Quick Replies. With this activated, trick-or-treaters can hear a cackle with the following: “Tell us what brings you here…or we’ll put a spell on you!”
You can also bring the Halloween fun inside with your Ring Chime or Chime Pro. You can set a chilling Chime tone to echo around your home every time someone pays you a visit, with one of three noises: a Dracula theme, a witch cackle, or a creepy laugh.
Simply go to the ‘Devices’ section of the Ring app and select your Chime or Chime Pro. Tap ‘Audio Settings’ and then tap ‘Chime Tones’. You can scroll through a selection of tones to find your favourite Halloween sound. Once you’ve chosen your terrifying tone, just tap ‘Save Changes’.
And if you’re celebrating Halloween with a scary movie, you can answer trick-or-treaters without disturbing the film with Fire TV and Alexa voice commands. You can see live, on-screen camera feed of your Ring Video Doorbell and talk to whoever happens to be at your doorstep – perhaps to let them know help themselves to sweets in the porch.
To Set Up Quick Replies, You’ll Need To Open The Ring app And Then Follow These Steps:
- Tap the three lines in the top left of your dashboard
- Tap Devices
- Select your Ring Video Doorbell
- Tap the Smart Responses tile
- Toggle Quick Replies on
- Tap Enable Feature when it appears on the next screen
- Tap Quick Reply Message
- Choose your favourite Halloween-Themed Quick Reply Message
- Tap Save to finish.
Now, whenever a visitor presses your Ring Video Doorbell, they will be greeted by your chosen mischievous message that is sure to add to some extra eerie atmosphere this Halloween.
